Tamarac Demands Details Of Trash Plan

Attorney Asks Adjacent Sunrise About Site For Sorting Recyclables

TAMARAC — City officials are taking steps to force Sunrise to reveal more about a proposed garbage dump on the Tamarac city limit.

A company called Green Now wants to build a solid-waste transfer station that would sort recyclables from garbage.

The station would be off the Sawgrass Expressway near Commercial Boulevard.

Tamarac officials are concerned about the possible traffic, odor and unsightliness.

They said they learned about the plan last week and that when city staffers asked Sunrise for information, they didn't get any.

So Monday, Julie Klahr, an assistant city attorney, filed a public records request, citing state open records laws.

She is asking for: the documents Green Now submitted to Sunrise; all e-mail, documents and notes of city staffers about the project; all relevant meeting agendas and minutes; and land use regulations.

In her letter, Klahr told Sunrise officials that if they omit any part of the requested records, they should cite a legal reason, in writing.

If Tamarac doesn't get the public records, the city could file a lawsuit.

"I'm not a happy camper," said Tamarac Commissioner Diane Glasser. "[City staff] couldn't get the information. You take it a step forward when you take it to the attorney. We have every right to know what's going on and we should be getting the information."

All of Tamarac's commissioners plan to attend a Sunrise meeting Feb. 23 to voice their unhappiness about the proposed project.